| Heung-min Son and Min-jae Kim, ahead of their World Cup Asian final qualifying away match against Iraq, train at Al-Sailiya Training Center in Doha, Qatar, on the 14th (local time). 2021.11.14/News 1 © News1 Reporter Lee Seong-cheol |
Son Heung-min (29)’s team, Tottenham Hotspur, is showing interest in signing Kim Min-jae (25, Fenerbahce), the monster defender of the Korean national football team.
British media ‘HITC’ quoted a report from Turkish media Photospor on the 25th (Korean time), saying, “Tottenham general manager Fabio Paratici is looking for a defender that Antonio Conte wants.” said.
Kim Min-jae left Beijing Guoan, China, and transferred to Fenerbahce during the transfer window this summer, establishing himself as the team’s main defender.
In the 2021-22 season, he played 11 matches in the Turkish Super League and 4 matches in the UEFA Europa League, showing stable performance.
In particular, he was recently selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) by leading a 2-1 victory over Galatasaray, Istanbul’s biggest rival.
In the Turkish league, he is showing a high level of defense and is attracting attention from big league teams.
Tottenham, known to have been interested since the beginning of this year, also expressed interest in signing Kim Min-jae again.
HITC said, “This is not the first time that Kim Min-jae’s transfer to Tottenham has been rumored.”
Fenerbahce is said to want more than 20 million euros (about 26.7 billion won) for Kim Min-jae’s ransom.
HITC predicted that Kim Min-jae could play the same uniform as Son Heung-min. The media said, “If Son Heung-min helps Kim Min-jae adapt, it is worth recruiting.”
Meanwhile, Fenerbahce will play Olympiacos (Greece) against Olympiacos in Greece on the 26th in the UEFA Europa League Group D Group D match.
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